The 2026 FIFA World Cup resumes Saturday with the tournament’s two remaining hosts, Canada and the USA, kicking off their campaigns (from 5am AEST).
Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the day’s early match in Toronto, before Australia gets its first look at Group D rivals USA and Paraguay, who kick off in Los Angeles at 11am (AEST). Follow the World Cup live below!
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SUPER SUB POWERS CANADA TO HISTORIC POINT
Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil.
Cyle Larin got Canada’s goal after Jovo Lukic put Bosnia ahead with a header in the 21st minute in Toronto.
The result gave Canada its first point in World Cup history. Canadian sides had a perfect record of futility at two previous tournament appearances in 1986 and 2022, with six losses.
Lukic’s goal from a corner sent the small but enthusiastic Bosnian contingent at the Toronto Stadium into a frenzy.
Canada had the majority of play in the first half but failed to generate any real chances.
The stadium erupted in the 17th minute when forward Jonathan David had a clear shot on goal, but it was easily handled by Bosnian keeper Nikola Vasilj.
Canada’s Ismael Kone had a golden opportunity in the 30th minute, but sailed his strike well over the net, prompting groans from tens of thousands of Canadians who blanketed the stadium in a sea of red.
The second half began in similar fashion, with Canada largely on the attack, but unable to find the net.
Bosnia’s veteran defender Sead Kolasinac saved a certain goal when he diverted a strike from David onto the crossbar, extending Canada’s agony.
But Larin’s strike in the 78th minute marked a high point in Canada’s limited World Cup history, causing a mostly Canadian crowd of 43,000 to erupt.
Canada threatened to go ahead in the final minutes, narrowly missing a goal near the final whistle.
Canadian entertainment royalty attended the match at the home of the MLS’s Toronto FC, including film star Ryan Reynolds, from Vancouver, and Saturday Night Live and Austin Powers star Mike Myers, a Toronto native.
– Coach’s honest admission –
Canada coach Jesse Marsch said Friday he didn’t do enough to ready his side for the first half of the co-hosts’ World Cup draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina and wants to see more “self-belief” in their next match.
Marsch said his second-half substitutes made a “big impact”, particularly Cyle Larin, whose equaliser in the 78th minute earned Canada a 1-1 draw and their first-ever World Cup point.
“I’ve got to figure out how to get a little bit more out of some of the starters and make sure that we have a better performance from the start,” Marsch told reporters in Toronto.
“We want to make sure that the team is equipped from the start for all these matches,” he said, adding: “I feel like I didn’t do enough to get them ready for the first half.” Marsch was asked about two key decisions with his lineup, including not starting Larin.
“Cyle wasn’t happy about not starting and we had a brief conversation about that, but I said, ‘Look, you’ve had a great year at Southampton whether you started or came off the bench,’” he said, praising Larin for putting himself in a position to find the net.
Asked about removing star forward Jonathan David after an hour, Marsch said: “Johnny didn’t have his best day. It’s normal that a player doesn’t always play at his peak.” “We’ll need him in this tournament to be at his best and find a way to use this experience to be better for the next one,” the coach added.
Marsch also thanked Canada fans who blanketed Toronto Stadium in a sea of red for Canada’s first-ever World Cup match on home soil.
“In a difficult moment, we responded, and I have to also thank the crowd. The crowd, I think, willed us into the game.” Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Sergej Barbarez told reporters “both teams deserved this point,” praising his side for a resilient effort in hostile terrain.
“It’s a huge compliment for my team to have not succumbed to that pressure,” he said.